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+1 Keep it local! Those guys rock!

I don't think 4 oz of corn sugar in 5+ gallons (assuming) of beer would make it sweet. Was this all grain? Extract? Partial mash? Maybe you mashed at too high a temp.

For now my favs are Chimay Grand Reserve (blue) and Stone Arrogant Bastard.

It might break if you stick it in hot water but you shouldn't need to sanitize you refractometer anyways as you should be removing the wort from the fermentor to take a reading and then dumping (or drinking) it to avoid contamination. you will however need to make a small batch of sanitizer for...

I personally am waiting to get a PID before going electric with my boil kettle but maybe relays and switches work better for some people. Oh, anyone want to trade a Johnson controller for a PID and SSR. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f16/johnson-analog-temp-controller-215505/

I know this is getting a little complicated but still simple enough. Why not use two separate elements one 2000W and one 5500W both with the capability of switching between 240V and 120V. Surely with the eight possible wattage configurations you could get to a boil quickly and then maintain it...

This is the approach many distillers use with their electric kettles, but they have taken it a step further and usually run a 4500W to 5500W element at full bore to get up to a boil and then switch the element from 240V to 120V, effectively quartering the wattage of the element to maintain the boil.

Sorry I really want to do a trade but if no one bites soon it will go up for sale. I did update the items I'm willing to trade for though.

I have 5 or more cases in Glendale AZ.

My version of this is in primary right now. I guess it can't be considered a clone bescause I used Maris Otter and Nottingham and it was the first runnings of a parti-gyle. I did hit the gravity dead on and used the same hop schedule.

Mine is actually a full size fridge but needs a little heat in the winter, even in Arizona. I don't see why a hair dryer wouldn't work for you in a ferm chamber made of foam. I set it on low heat and have it plugged into a RANCO temp controller.

Sounds like you're doing a no sparge kind of thing. I would try emptying your initial strike water and then doing two batch sparges. Oh, and stir, stir, stir.

Still up for trade.

More like a Spam factory.

Your Sorachi dry hop is set at 0.000 s while your Amarillo and Citra dry hps are set at 1.000 hr. The hop schedule might need to be adjusted if your going for a specific amount of IBUs.

Puke test. Smell it, taste it. If it makes you want to puke it's bad.

These are going on Craigslist today. Wanted to give you guys first shot.

I don't remember if I drilled them out or filed them. Probably both. Since I don't remember it probably wasn't a big deal.